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Encephaloides armstrongi, Armstrong's Spider-crab, showing the swollen cavernous gill-chambers. The four pairs of crawling legs are too long to be shown. This crab is one of the characteristic inhabitants of the 100-fathom line in Indian Seas. 1902. Crabs

Image of Encephaloides Wood-Mason ex Wood-Mason & Alcock 1891

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Encephaloides armstrongi, Armstrong's Spider-crab, showing the swollen cavernous gill-chambers. The four pairs of crawling legs are too long to be shown. This crab is one of the characteristic inhabitants of the 100-fathom line in Indian Seas.

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Freshwater and Marine Image Bank, University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections
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